Where does “dootmaken” come from?

dootmaken (Low German) comes from Low German doot, from Middle Low German dôt, from Old Saxon dōd, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

dootmaken (Low German): to kill

Definitions

  1. to kill

Ancestry of “dootmaken”, step by step

dootmaken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German doot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germandootdead
2Middle Low Germandôt—
3Old Saxondōd—
4Proto-West Germanicdauddead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—

via Low German maken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanmakenTo make
2Middle Low Germanmāken—
3Old Saxonmakōnto make
4Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
5Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daud →
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